Wausau, WI jobs, layoffs and employers
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- Software EngineerUnitedhealth Group
- Senior Strategic Account Executive, TPA - Wausau, Green Bay or Milwaukee, WIUnitedhealth Group
- District Fleet ManagerWaste Management
- Senior PeopleSoft FSCM Purchase Consultant (Contract)Options Group
- Senior Accountant, Tax - PartnershipsWipfli
- Tax Manager - ManufacturingWipfli
- Staff AccountantWipfli
- 106 Consumer Benefits SpecialistWest Texas Centers MHMR
- HR GeneralistWEG
- DIRECTOR- PHARMACY - CENTRAL REGIONAspirus
Employers hiring most in Wausau
- Wipfli4 open roles
- Aspirus2 open roles
- INNOVA Health an INNOVA People2 open roles
- Marathon Electric – Motors and Generators2 open roles
- U.S. Army Reserve Command2 open roles
- Unitedhealth Group2 open roles
- #twiceasnice Recruiting1 open role
- Apogee Enterprises1 open role
- Builders FirstSource1 open role
- Career Development Partners1 open role
Wausau layoffs
1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
47
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bank First, N.A.Takes effect Dec 4, 2026 | Wausau | 47 | — | State record |
Marathon County outlook: Steady
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs down 1.5% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 1.0% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 2.5%, up 0.1 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+1,024 jobs), construction (+531 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: management of companies (−1,435 jobs), finance & insurance (−1,413 jobs)
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Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Wausau. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
Laid off in Wisconsin? How to file for unemployment in Wisconsin (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).
- North Central Wisconsin Workforce Development Board, Inc.
Adams, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Oneida, Portage, Vilas, Wood
Marathon County Job Center
Wausau · Comprehensive · 715-261-8700
Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:00pm
Marathon County economy
2.5%
unemployment, Sep 2026
2.4% the month before
74,367
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
138,067
people in Marathon County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$76,185
median household income
Source: Census ACS
37%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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See your options after a layoffSources: Layoff notices from Wisconsin’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures. Wisconsin unemployment benefits and severance rules.
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